Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 13:23-33

23Two years laterוַֽיְהִי֙ לִשְׁנָתַ֣יִם יָמִ֔יםvay.Hi lish.na.Ta.yim ya.MimH8141 H3117 H1961,when Absalom’sלְאַבְשָׁל֔וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53sheepshearersגֹֽזְזִים֙ בְּבַ֥עַלgo.ze.Zim be.Va.'alH1178 H1494wereוַיִּהְי֤וּvai.yih.YuH1961at Baal-hazorחָצ֖וֹרcha.TzorH1178אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834nearעִם־'im-H5973Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, heאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53invitedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

24And heאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53wentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Your servantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650has justהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009נָ֥אna'H4994hired shearersגֹזְזִ֖יםgo.ze.ZimH1494.Will the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994comeיֵֽלֶךְ־ye.lekh-H1980withעִם־'im-H5973meעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650?”

25“Noאַל־'al-H408,my sonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121,”the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413אַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, “we should notאַל־ נָ֤א'al- na'H408 H4994allכֻּלָּ֔נוּku.La.nuH3605goנֵלֵךְ֙ne.leKhH1980,orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808we would be a burdenנִכְבַּ֖דnikh.BadH3513to youעָלֶ֑יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921.”Although Absalom urgedוַיִּפְרָץ־vai.yif.rotz-H6555him,he was notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808willingאָבָ֥ה'a.VahH14to goלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980,but gave him his blessingוַֽיְבָרֲכֵֽהוּ׃Vay.va.ra.Khe.huH1288.

26“If notוָלֹ֕אva.Lo'H3808,”saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, “pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994let my brotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251Amnonאַמְנ֣וֹן'am.NonH550goיֵֽלֶךְ־ye.lekh-H1980with usאִתָּ֖נוּ'i.Ta.nuH854.” “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100should he goיֵלֵ֖ךְye.LekhH1980with youעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973?”the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

27But Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53urgedוַיִּפְרָץ־vai.yif.rotz-H6555him,so the king sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח אִתּוֹ֙vai.yish.Lach 'i.ToH7971 H854אֶת־'et-H853Amnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853and the restכָּל־kol-H3605ofהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428hissonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121.

28Now Absalomאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53אֶת־'et-H853had orderedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680his young menנְעָרָ֜יוne.'a.RavH5288לֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Watchרְא֣וּre.'UH7200Amnonאַמְנ֤וֹן'am.NonH550untilנָ֠אna'H4994his heartלֵב־lev-H3820is merryכְּט֨וֹבke.TovH2895with wineבַּיַּ֙יִן֙bai.Ya.yinH3196,and when I orderוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559youאֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH413to strikeהַכּ֧וּha.KuH5221אֶת־'et-H853Amnon downאַמְנ֛וֹן'am.NonH550,you are to kill himוַהֲמִתֶּ֥םva.ha.mi.TemH4191אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853.Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372.Haveכִּ֤יkiH3588Iאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595notהֲל֗וֹאha.Lo'H3808commandedצִוִּ֣יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853?Be courageousחִזְק֖וּchiz.KuH2388andוִהְי֥וּvih.YuH1961לִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121valiantחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428!”

29So Absalom’sאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53young menנַעֲרֵ֤יna.'a.ReiH5288didוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֞וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213to Amnonלְאַמְנ֔וֹןle.'am.NonH550just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53had orderedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the othersonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וַֽיִּרְכְּב֛וּha.Me.lekh vai.yir.ke.VuH4428 H7392got upוַיָּקֻ֣מוּ׀vai.ya.Ku.muH6965,and each oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376fledוַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃vai.ya.Nu.suH5127onעַל־'al-H5921his muleפִּרְדּ֖וֹpir.DoH6505.

30While theyהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992wereוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961on the wayבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870,a reportוְהַשְּׁמֻעָ֣הve.ha.she.mu.'AhH8052reachedבָ֔אָה אֶל־Va.'ah 'el-H935 H413Davidדָּוִ֖ד לֵאמֹ֑רda.Vid le.MorH1732 H559: “Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53אֶת־'et-H853has struck downהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808oneאֶחָֽד׃ ס'e.ChadH259of themis leftנוֹתַ֥רno.TarH3498!”

31Then the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428stood upוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,toreוַיִּקְרַ֥עvai.yik.Ra'H7167אֶת־'et-H853his clothesבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899,and lay downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901on the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776.And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his servantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650stoodנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324by with their clothesבְגָדִֽים׃ סve.ga.DimH899tornקְרֻעֵ֥יke.ru.'EiH7167.

32But Jonadabיוֹנָדָ֣ב׀yo.na.DavH3122,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of David’sדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732brotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251Shimeahשִׁמְעָ֨הshim.'AhH8093,spoke upוַיַּ֡עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030: “My lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113אֵ֣ת'etH853must notוַיֹּ֗אמֶר אַל־vai.Yo.mer 'al-H408 H559thinkיֹאמַ֤רyo.MarH559they have killedהֵמִ֔יתוּhe.Mi.tuH4191allכָּל־kol-H3605הַנְּעָרִ֤יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588onlyלְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.DoH905Amnonאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550is deadמֵ֑תMetH4191.In factכִּֽי־ki-H3588,Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53עַל־'al-H5921פִּ֤יpiH6310הָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961has planned thisשׂוּמָ֔הsu.MahH7760since the dayמִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmH3117Amnon violatedעַנֹּת֔וֹa.no.ToH6031אֵ֖ת'etH853his sisterאֲחֹתֽוֹ׃'a.cho.ToH269Tamarתָּמָ֥רta.MarH8559.

33So nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258,my lordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,do notאַל־'al-H408takeיָשֵׂם֩ya.SemH7760toאֶל־'el-H413heartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820the report thatדָּבָ֣ר לֵאמֹ֔רda.Var le.MorH1697 H559allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428are deadמֵ֑תוּ כִּֽי־Me.tu ki-H4191 H3588 H518.Onlyלְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.DoH905Amnonאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550is deadמֵֽת׃ פMetH4191.”

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